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Campaign's company - Sidbury Community Enterprises - has made an offer to buy the Red Lion

East Devon District Council has listed the Red Lion pub as an Asset of Community Value - a significant Campaign milestone

Friday, 5 July 2013

Red Lion in Top 10 of Exeter Express & Echo's Pub of the Year Competition

The Red Lion pub finished within the Top 10 of the 64 that were nominated in the Eexter Express & Echo newspaper's Pub of the Year Competition! It is great to see that the Red Lion was placed 9th in the overall Competition. So congratulations go to the Red Lion for such a strong showing in the Competition, and our congratulations must also go to the overall winnning pub the Travellers Rest in Exeter.

Even more pleasing is the fact that the Red Lion was the highest placed pub in the Competition within the Sidmouth, Sidford & Sidbury area beating off strong local competition.

With the Red Lion pub coming in the Top 10 across the whole of the wide area covered by the readership of the Express & Echo it shows that there is great support out there for the pub. It also demonstrates that there are those in the local community who value the Red Lion & who want to see it retained in the heart of the village.

Congratulations to the Red Lion & all of its supporters for the very public vote of confidence in it!

is a community benefit limited company formed by the Campaign to purchase the Red Lion as the first community owned pub in East Devon registered as an asset of Community Value under the 2012 Localism Act.

Red Lion's owner, Punch Taverns, has agreed to sell the pub to Sidbury Community Enterprises.

Save The Red Lion Campaign

Campaign's Industrial Provident Society limited company Sidbury Community Enterprises Limited now formed. Campaign supported by Eric Pickles, Secretary of State, Dept of Communities & Local Government. Campaign funded by Social Investment Business on behalf of government.

Campaign to retain the Red Lion pub in Sidbury village East Devon

The Red Lion pub has been put up for sale by its owners Punch Taverns. This could lead to the end of the Red Lion, the only pub in Sidbury village.

The Red Lion is in the heart of the village. The Red Lion is an asset of the community.

The Red Lion needs to be retained. It also needs to be allowed to flourish. This blog site is committed to these objectives & to championing the Save The Red Lion Campaign.